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Post by Wicked Cricket on Sept 26, 2019 14:21:50 GMT
Ho-hum... if only.
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Post by flashblade on Sept 26, 2019 14:54:31 GMT
Fb, More a personal viewpoint. I always preferred the 40 over competition and way before that the Sunday 'John Player League'. Horses for courses. No, I don't believe the T20 and Championship will suffer, only the 50 over.The T20 will be played earlier in the season, and outside the school holidays. The Championship will be further marginalised by the introduction of a 4th competition into the fixture schedule.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Sept 26, 2019 16:30:12 GMT
Agreed, the months of the summer when the Championship and T20 are played may have an influence on their continuing success, although the T20 has been moved around in the fixture list from season to season, but this hasn't stopped its popularity and growth.
Until this 2020 list is published in November, we won't know for sure. Yet, the T20 will continue to prosper and grow as the ECB tell us that The 100 is promoted to a brand new market, to people who rarely watch cricket either on TV or at county grounds. Meanwhile, this new competition is happening, but it may take a few years before a clarity forms either of its potential success or failure.
My interest is next focussed on the player auction in October. My two closest City grounds are The Oval and former Ageas Bowl. If The Oval, for example, sign up a number of Sussex players like Luke Wright, Jofra Archer and Phil Salt, then throw in a big O/S star like Chris Gayle and certainly I may go along to watch a game. This could be great fun.
No Sussex players, no interest for me, and why the ECB have stated that a City side must sign up a tranche of cricketers from their local counties.
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Post by liquidskin on Sept 26, 2019 20:21:16 GMT
Some nice work S&F but do you really believe Hamza was a shrewd signing? Not his performances but his signing.
I gotta pick you up on Wiese. He's certainly managed to give the impression he's had a good season but his stats will surprise you. Jordan's are better, along with dozens of other all-rounders.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Sept 27, 2019 19:24:56 GMT
Time to focus on the positives.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Sept 28, 2019 10:14:40 GMT
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Sept 28, 2019 10:55:37 GMT
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Sept 28, 2019 10:58:37 GMT
Thanks to the increasing numbers of set cameras positioned at county grounds, we can enjoy video compilations like this one.
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Post by deepfineleg on Sept 28, 2019 20:47:00 GMT
I remember the recent days when supporters were invited to an annual unique 'Players Awards Dinner' at the ground for a very fair £25, where they were encouraged to celebrate the season, good or bad. The Sussex players were happy to sign autographs, we shared tables with them and the food, wine and general bonhomie were excellent. This was always a wonderful night out. Now it's all done quickly behind pavilion doors. Very sad. I think it might have been intended to be public as 2 or 3 times on Monday they announced the awards would take place at the conclusion of the match.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Sept 30, 2019 10:15:46 GMT
There is an interesting batting statistic from the 2019 county season. A stat that proves how influential and important it is to sign the right O/S. Glamorgan, let's be honest, have not exactly been a tour de force in Division 2 during recent years. Not only have they suffered appalling off-field financial problems, but on-field they could hardly be called a threat to ambitious promotion-driven clubs. Yet, this season, they made a dramatic U-turn and for a fair period looked serious promotion contenders. Many suggest this was down to the club's inspired signing of Australian batsman, Marnus Labuschagne, the cricketer who irritatingly chews gum. In just 10 Championship matches, Labuschagne scored 1,114 runs that included five centuries and five fifties, so no surprise that after leaving Glamorgan to play in the Ashes, the county's hope of promotion fizzled out. Therefore, how influential will Travis Head be for Sussex next year? As important as Labuschagne for Glamorgan? The difference being Head is signed to play for all three formats (unless presumably he gets picked up by The 100) and there is no excuse of an Ashes to whisk him away. Ben Brown is very excited by the Head signing. sussexcricket.co.uk/news/skipper-reacts-travis-head-signing
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Post by flashblade on Sept 30, 2019 11:51:36 GMT
There is an interesting batting statistic from the 2019 county season. A stat that proves how influential and important it is to sign the right O/S. Glamorgan, let's be honest, have not exactly been a tour de force in Division 2 during recent years. Not only have they suffered appalling off-field financial problems, but on-field they could hardly be called a threat to ambitious promotion-driven clubs. Yet, this season, they made a dramatic U-turn and for a fair period looked serious promotion contenders. Many suggest this was down to the club's inspired signing of Australian batsman, Marnus Labuschagne, the cricketer who irritatingly chews gum. In just 10 Championship matches, Labuschagne scored 1,114 runs that included five centuries and five fifties, so no surprise that after leaving Glamorgan to play in the Ashes, the county's hope of promotion fizzled out. Therefore, how influential will Travis Head be for Sussex next year? As important as Labuschagne for Glamorgan? The difference being Head is signed to play for all three formats (unless presumably he gets picked up by The 100) and there is no excuse of an Ashes to whisk him away.
Ben Brown is very excited by the Head signing.
sussexcricket.co.uk/news/skipper-reacts-travis-head-signing
This comment struck me as odd. If you've watched enough Sky broadcasts, you'll know that many (?most) cricketers chew gum. I think it's fairly normal.On a different issue, some have suggested that Glamorgan's signing of Labuschagne was mildly traitorous, in that it gave him a whole summer to acclimatise to English batting conditions. He certainly made England pay for it in the Ashes series! I'm not aware that Australia provides the same acclimatisation facilities to visiting test players.
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Post by joe on Sept 30, 2019 13:02:49 GMT
We did the same with Sharma last year. He was nowhere near the Test side but after half a season with us getting used to English conditions he was included and did well for India against England.
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Post by liquidskin on Sept 30, 2019 18:09:55 GMT
Well there's always something to stop you in your tracks in an S&F post Flash - always. In this instance, chew chew chewing gum. Don't go chewing in bed, you might, get it right stuck in your hair. Chewing Chewing Gum, Guerrilla, SFA.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Sept 30, 2019 21:41:42 GMT
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Post by flashblade on Oct 1, 2019 7:31:52 GMT
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